Jewelry article



Jan. 29, 1952 N. BARBIERI 2,584,087

JEWELRY ARTICLE Filed Oct. 15. 1947 INVENTOR.

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Patented Jan. 29, 1952 oFEicE JEWELRY: ARTICLE I Nicholas Barbieri,Providence, R. I.,. assign" to Uncas Manufacturing Company, acorporation of Rhode Island Application October 15, 1947, Serial No.17am 1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a jewelry article such.

for instance, as a finger ring or some other article of jewelry whichmay be worn upon the person.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide an article ofjewelry, which will have mounted in it some utilitarian element such,for instance, as a compass and a sundial, or some other utilitarianelement.

Another object of this invention is to provide a ring with a novel meansof mounting such an element therein.

Another object of this invention is to provide a protection for suchutilitarian element and, yet, such an arrangement that the element maybe seen when the article of jewelry is worn.

Another object of this invention is to provide a simple and efilcientmeans of assembling and retaining in place various parts which enterinto the functional element.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction as will be more fully described andparticularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is aperspective view of a finger ring embodying the inventionof this application;

Figure 2 is a sectional view of the ring;

Figure 3 is an exploded view illustrating the various parts which go tomake up the ring mounting and the element which is mounted therein.

In proceeding with this invention, I form an opening in the top of aring or such article of jewelry as is to support the utilitarianelement, and then provide a cup which may snugly fit into the opening,and this cup is provided with a shoulder which prevents it passingcompletely through the opening and serves as a stop for the element torest in position in the support in which it is mounted. This cup isprovided with a recess which serves to retain a transparent cover forthe cup, while the flange supports indicia to be observed. A style mayalso be mounted on the transparent cover for the cup, so as to cast itsshadow that a sundial may be effectively provided. In order that thesundial may be set correctly in position, a compass is located in thecup which may be observed by the user in positioning the device properlywith reference to the sun in any particular location.

With reference to the drawings, in designates the shank of the ringwhich is adjustable by reason 01 its end portions H and i2 beingoverlapping, so that the encircling size of the ring may I be varied. Inthe top portion H of the ring, I

have provided an opening 15 which extends completely through the top,such as illustrated in Figures 2 or 3. This opening is for the receptionof the utilitarian element which is to be mounted in this support.

The utilitarian element which is herein illustrated comprises a cup,designated generally 15 and consisting of a bottom wall I! with acylindrical side wall I8 upstanding therefrom. This wall is deflectedoutwardly as at I9, so as to provide an abutment 20 which encircles thecup. The bottom wall has a pin 2! of metal driven through the bottomwall to tightly fit therein, as at 22. A plate 23, having an opening 24therein to receive the pin 2|, rests upon the bottom wall of the cup andis provided with markings 25, for instance, as the cardinal orinter-cardinal points of the compass. A magnetized needle 26 is providedwith a cup-shaped mid-portion 21 so as to rest upon the pin 2|, and willbe free to rotate on this vertical point when the device is insubstantially horizontal position. 1

A cover plate 28 fits against the abutment 29 formed on the innersurface of the cup and is in sufliciently close proximity to the raisedportion 21 of the needle, so as to prevent the needle from beingdislodged from the spur. (See, for instance, Figure 2.) In order tosecure this member in place, it may be cemented. The plate 28 alsosupports a style or gnomon 32. The flange 19 has an annulus 3| which hasseveral markings, as 33 thereon, to divide the circular area intodivisions for assistance in the determining of the position of the sun,or the shadow cast by the style 32. 4

The annulus or flange 19 carrying indicia 36, such as the numbers shownin Figure 1 herein, encircles the opening I! when the cup is positionedin the opening l5.

This cup snugly fits'in the opening [5, so that a pressed fit will berequired to position it in place. A transparent cover 31 snugly fits theflange l9 and protects the style and surface markings on the transparentplate 28 and annulus 35.

I claim:

In a ring for personal wear having a finger wearing shank merging into atop wall having a irusto-conical edge with a flat upper surface providedwith an opening extending completely through said wall at right anglesto said surface, said opening being of a size to provide a marginalupper edge surface about said opening,

a cup of a depth no greater than the thickness of said Wall received insaid opening and having a flange thereon resting on said marginal upperedge surface covering an area less than the surface area thereof, saidflange having a recess extending about said cavity in the cup providinga shoulder, a transparent plate extending over said cup and resting onsaid shoulder and extending flush with said flange and cemented to saidshoulder, a transparent generally hemispherical dome with its surfaceforming substan tially an extension of said frusto-conical surface andextending about and secured in contact with the peripheral edge of saidflange and the surrounding flat surface 01' said wail, means mounted onsaid transparent plate and means within said cup to be viewed throughsaid plate and dome.

NICHOLAS BARBIERI.

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